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Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program
Handbook
Revised: 8/17/2015 12:50 PM
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Table of Contents
Contacts………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
General Overview…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...4
Details of the UT Interventional Cardiology Training Program…………………………………………………………………5
Program Director…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….6
Faculty Members and Sites…………………….………………………………………….………………………………..………………….7
Facilities and Resources…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..8
Specific Program Content………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………12
Six Core Competencies during Cardiac Catheterization and Intervention Training…………………………………15
Policies and Procedures…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………21
1) Faculty Involvement in Special Circumstances in Patient Care..…………………………………………………22 2) Handoffs and Transition of Care………………………………………………………………………………………………..24 3) Order Writing…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...25 4) Duty Hour Logging and Monitoring Procedures………………………………………………………………………..26 5) Moonlighting……………………………………………………………………………………………………………….…………..28 6) Conference Attendance Requirements……………………………………………………………………………………..28 7) Travel Policy.................................................................................................................................29 8) Leave Policy………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………29 9) Professional Conduct Policy………………………………………………………………………………………………………31 10) Harassment………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………31 11) Scholarly Activity/ Research Requirement…………………………………………………………………………………31 12) Supervision for IVC……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………32 13) Eligibility and Selection Policy for IVC……………………………………………………………………….…………...…32 14) Grievance Policy……………….…………………………………………………………………………………………….………..33
Interventional Cardiology Evaluation Procedures………………………………………………………………………………….34
Sample Faculty Rotation………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..36
Sample Fellow Rotation………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...37
Lecture Schedule……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………38
Reading List……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….....39
Educational Web Sites……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………40
Appendix
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Program Director:
Rami Khouzam, MD, FACC, FACP, FASNC, FASE, FSCAI
Associate Professor of Medicine-‐Cardiology
Office Location:
956 Court Avenue, Ste. B310C
Memphis, TN 38163
Office Phone: 901-‐448-‐5759
Fax: 901-‐448-‐8084/ 901-‐747-‐5805
Cell: 901-‐417-‐0809
Email: [email protected]
Clinic Locations:
1211 Union Avenue, Suite 965
Memphis, TN 38104
And
1251 Wesley Drive, Ste. 153
Memphis, TN 38116
Program Coordinator:
Brenda L. Coleman, CAP
956 Court Ave., Ste. A138D
Memphis, TN 38163
Phone: 901-‐448-‐5759
Fax: 901-‐448-‐8084
Email: [email protected]
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GENERAL OVERVIEW
The aim of the Interventional Cardiovascular Fellowship Program at the University of Tennessee
Health Science Center, Memphis (UTHSC) is to train the fellow(s) to attain a high level of
competence in interventional cardiology. This includes acquiring knowledge and skills for the
selection of patients for appropriate cardiovascular interventional procedures and a high level of
technical skill in performing them and in the managing post procedural issues. This overall goal has
four components:
1) To understand the comparative efficacies and limitations of coronary and peripheral vascular
interventions in order to select patients and procedure types appropriately.
2) To achieve appropriate cognitive knowledge and technical skills necessary to perform
interventional cardiac and vascular procedures at the level of quality attainable through the
available and up-‐to-‐date state of the art novel developments in the field.
3) To foster an attitude of life-‐long learning and critical thinking skills needed to gain from personal
and literature-‐based experience and incorporate new developments into ongoing clinical practice.
4) To understand and commit to quality assessment and improvement in the performance of
procedures.
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DETAILS OF THE UT INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM
Educational program:
1) The training in interventional cardiology at the UTHSC will encompass acquiring the special
knowledge and skill required for cardiologists to care for patients receiving cardiac
interventional procedures that will also include training in techniques to improve coronary
and peripheral circulation to alleviate valvular stenosis and treat structural heart disease.
2) This subspecialty training program is 1 year in duration and is an integral continuum of the
ACGME accredited Cardiovascular Diseases Fellowship Program of the TTHSC, Memphis.
3) During the clinical phase of their training, fellow(s) will:
a. Participate in pre-‐procedural planning, including indications for the procedures and
selection of the appropriate nuances of the procedures and instruments;
b. Perform critical technical manipulations of the procedure;
c. Demonstrate substantial involvement in the post procedure care; and
d. Will be supervised by teaching faculty responsible for the procedure.
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Program Director
Rami Khouzam, MD, FACC, FACP, FASNC, FASE, FSCAI
Associate Professor of Medicine-‐Cardiology, University of Tennessee Health Science Center,
Memphis, TN.
Email: [email protected]
Dr. Khouzam is board certified by the ABIM in Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Diseases and
Interventional Cardiology. He also achieved board certification from The American Society of
Nuclear Cardiology, The American Society of Echocardiography and The Board of Cardiovascular
Computed Tomography. He supervises and prepares the presentations of cath conference weekly,
as well as the journal club and Morbidity and Mortality conferences monthly. He actively
participates in the day-‐to-‐day direct clinical training of the fellow.
Dr. Khouzam is the UTMP site chief for cardiology, as well as the director of the cardiac cath lab at
Methodist University Hospital. He is responsible for the administration of the interventional
cardiology section of the Division of Cardiovascular Disease at the UTHSC and the interventional
cardiology fellowship program. He supervises the overall teaching program, evaluation of trainees
and quality control. Dr. Khouzam is an educator and research investigator. He is the author and co-‐
author of more than 100 articles published in peer-‐reviewed journals, as well as an ad hoc reviewer
for 10 medical journals.
Dr. Khouzam performs, supervises and teaches at the Methodist University Hospital, Methodist
South Hospital and Methodist Olive Branch Hospital.
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Faculty Members and Sites
• Shadwan Alsafwah, MD; Methodist University Hospital, [email protected]
• Syamal K. Bhattacharya, PhD, UT College of Medicine, [email protected]
• Dwight Dishmon; MD, Methodist South Hospital, [email protected]
• Nadish Garg, MD, FACC, Regional One Health, [email protected]
• Showkat Haji, MD, Regional One Health, [email protected]
• Jack Hopkins, MD; Methodist University Hospital, [email protected]
• Uzoma Ibebuogu; MD, Methodist University Hospital, [email protected]
• Santhosh Koshy; MD, Medical Regional Center, [email protected]
• Jesse McGee, MD; VA Hospital, [email protected]
• Kodangudi Ramanathan; VA Hospital-‐Memphis, [email protected]
• Guy Reed, MD, Methodist University Hospital, [email protected]
• Rahman Shah; MD, VA Hospital, [email protected]
• Karl T. Weber, MD, FACC, Regional One Health, [email protected]
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Facilities and Resources
The facilities and resources for the fellowship training are provided by the following sponsoring
institution and the primary training site:
Sponsoring Institution
UTHSC, College Of Medicine, is the sponsoring institution for the Interventional Cardiology
Fellowship Program. The contact information is:
University of Tennessee College of Medicine; ACGME ID [470474] [8004700429] Address: University of Tennessee College of Medicine
910 Madison Avenue, Suite 1031 Memphis, Tennessee 38163
Website: http://www.utmem.edu/gme The principal contact persons in the GME office are:
1) Eugene C. Mangiante, Jr., MD; Associate Dean, GME and CME; Phone: (901) 448-‐5765;
Fax: (901) 448-‐6182; Email: [email protected]
2) Ms. Amy Hall; Designated Institution Official (DIO); Phone: (901) 448-‐5364;
Fax: (901) 448-‐6182; Email: [email protected]
Medical School Affiliations
University of Tennessee College of Medicine, Memphis, TN; Ownership or Control Type: State; Type of Institution: Medical School -‐ LCME University Medical Center Accreditation Status
Approval Decision by the ACGME—Effective: 10/15/2013; Last Site Review Date: April 15, 2013; Next Site Review Date (tentative): May 1, 2020 The UTHSC is the flagship of medical institution for the state of Tennessee. Its extensive geographic
span, including three free standing colleges of Medicine campus located at Knoxville, Chattanooga
and Nashville, trains 616 medical students (approximately 165 students enrolled each year), and
approximately 647 residents and fellows every year. There are 93 internal medicine residents and
6 cardiology fellows entering for training every year.
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Training Sites
Primary Training Site: Methodist University Hospital
The primary training site for the interventional cardiology fellowship training is:
Methodist University Hospital Address: 1265 Union Ave.
Memphis, TN 38104 Tel: (901) 516-‐7000
Website: www.methodisthealth.org Methodist University Hospital is an affiliate and the primary adult teaching hospital for the
University of Tennessee Health Science Center. It is a 693 bed tertiary care hospital that is situated
in the heart of the Memphis Medical Center and is well known for its cardiac, neuroscience and
transplant programs.
In addition to facilities and resources outlined in the program, including requirements for
Fellowship education in the subspecialties of internal medicine, the primary training site offers the
following:
1. Diagnostic Laboratory Services.
2. Imaging/Radiology department and cardiac radionuclide laboratory.
3. Active Cardiac/Thoracic program with more than four full time surgeons and a CT surgery
fellowship training site.
4. A busy cardiac surgery intensive care unit.
5. A cardiac catheterization laboratory that has 5 independent catheterization lab suites with
capability of performing 5 cases simultaneously. This catheterization lab at the Methodist
University Hospital performs 1000 interventional procedures per year with 100 emergency
primary angioplasty/stenting procedures for acute ST elevation myocardial infarction.
6. An active busy cardiac intensive care unit.
7. Faculty affiliated to different departments of University of Tennessee College of Medicine at
Memphis, including faculty with expertise in radiation safety and biology, hematology,
pharmacology, congenital heart disease in adults and related research laboratories.
8. The busiest Emergency Room in the area visited by a large and diverse patient population
presenting with cardiovascular diseases, coronary artery disease, and peripheral vascular
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disease. This constitutes the patient population available for training the interventional
cardiology fellows.
Second training Site: Methodist South Hospital
Methodist South Hospital Memphis:
Address: 1300 Wesley Drive Memphis, TN 38116 Phone: 901-‐516-‐3805
Website: www.methodisthealth.org/locations/methodist-‐south-‐hospital Methodist South Hospital at Memphis is an affiliate of the primary adult teaching hospital for the
University of Tennessee Health Science Center. It is a tertiary care center that provides
comprehensive medical care to patients who seeks medical care in the Hospital. It is well known
for its cardiovascular and peripheral vascular program.
The facility offers the following services:
1. Diagnostic Laboratory Services.
2. Imaging/Radiology department and Cardiac Radionuclide Laboratory.
3. Active Cardiac/Thoracic program with one full time surgeon.
4. A Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory that has 2 independent catheterization lab suites. The
lab at Methodist South Hospital performs approximately 400 interventional procedures per
year, including primary angioplasty procedures for acute ST elevation myocardial
infarction, peripheral coronary and peripheral vascular interventions.
5. An active busy cardiac intensive care unit.
6. Have access to faculty affiliated to different departments of University of Tennessee College
of Medicine at Memphis, including faculty with expertise in radiation safety and biology,
hematology, pharmacology, congenital heart disease in adults and related research
laboratories.
7. Out-‐patient clinic is located at 1259 Wesley Dr. The Interventional Cardiology fellows will
have at least one half day continuity clinic every week.
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Third training site:
Veteran Administration Medical Center
Address: 1030 Jefferson Avenue Memphis, TN 38103 Phone: 901-‐523-‐8990 Website: www.memphis.va.gov Veteran Administration Hospital at Memphis is an affiliate and the primary adult teaching hospital
for the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. It is a tertiary care center that provides
comprehensive medical care to veterans who seeks medical care in the Hospital. It is well known
for its cardiovascular program.
The VA hospital at Memphis, TN offers the following services:
1. Diagnostic Laboratory Services.
2. Imaging/Radiology department and Cardiac Radionuclide Laboratory.
3. Active Cardiac/Thoracic program with more than four full time surgeons.
4. A busy cardiac intensive surgery care unit.
5. A Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory that has 2 independent catheterization lab suites. The
lab at the VA Hospital performs approximately 400 interventional procedures per year,
including primary angioplasty procedures for acute ST elevation myocardial infarction.
6. An active busy cardiac intensive care unit
7. Have access to faculty affiliated to different departments of University of Tennessee College
of Medicine at Memphis, including faculty with expertise in radiation safety and biology,
hematology, pharmacology, congenital heart disease in adults and related research
laboratories.
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Specific Program Content
The following program contents are integrated to the curriculum of the training program.
1) Clinical experience:
Fellows will have formal instruction, clinical experience and competence in prevention,
evaluation and management of both inpatients and outpatients with the following
disorders:
a) Chronic ischemic heart disease.
b) Acute ischemic syndromes.
c) Valvular and structural heart disease.
d) Bleeding disorders or complications associated with percutaneous intervention or
drugs, including but not limited to: bleeding after thrombolytic use, direct or
indirect thrombin inhibitor use, glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor usage and
thienopyridine or other antiplatelet usage.
e) Use and limitations of intra-‐aortic balloon counter pulsation (IABP), Impella device,
temporary pace maker, and other hemodynamic support devices.
f) Consultation and informed consent.
g) Care of patients in the cardiac care unit, emergency department, or other intensive
care settings.
h) Care of the patient before and after interventional procedures.
i) Outpatient follow-‐up of patients treated with drugs, interventions, devices or
surgery.
j) Use of antiarrhythmic agents, including knowledge of pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamics related to acute ischemic events occurring during and after
interventional cardiac procedures.
k) Use of thrombolytic and antithrombolytic, antiplatelet and antithrombin agents.
l) Use of vasoactive agents for epicardial and micro-‐vascular spasm.
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2) Technical and Other Skills:
Fellows will have formal instruction, clinical experience and other formal teaching sessions that will
help them to demonstrate competence in the performance if the following:
a) Coronary angiograms
b) Ventriculography
c) Hemodynamic measurements
d) Intravascular ultrasound
e) Doppler flow, intracoronary pressure measurement and monitoring, and
coronary flow reserve
f) Coronary interventions, having each fellow performing more than 250 procedures
involving femoral/brachial/radial cannulation of normal and abnormally located
coronary ostia, and also application and usage of balloon angioplasty, stents and
other commonly used interventional devices
g) Management of mechanical complications of percutaneous intervention, including
but not limited to coronary dissection, thrombosis, spasm, perforation, slow
reflow, cardiogenic shock, left main trunk dissection, cardiac tamponade including
pericardiocentesis, peripheral vessel occlusion and retained components, and
pseudo aneurysm.
3) Formal Instructions:
The training program will also provide formal instruction and teaching sessions for the
interventional cardiology fellows to acquire knowledge on the following areas:
a) Role of platelets and clotting cascade in response to vascular injury
b) Pathophysiology of restenosis
c) Role and limitations of established and emerging therapy for treatment of restenosis
d) Physiology of coronary flow and detection of flow limiting conditions
e) Detailed coronary anatomy
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f) Radiation physics, biology and safety related to the use of x-‐ray imaging equipment
g) Role of randomized clinical trials and registry experiences in clinical decision making
h) Clinical importance of complete versus incomplete revascularization in a wide variety of
clinical and anatomic situations
i) Strengths and limitations, both short and long term, of percutaneous versus surgical and
medical therapy for a wide variety of clinical and anatomic situations related to
cardiovascular disease
j) Strengths and limitations, both short and long term, of deferring percutaneous approaches
for a wide variety of anatomic situations related to cardiovascular disease
k) Role of emergency coronary bypass surgery in the management of complications of
percutaneous intervention.
l) Strengths and weaknesses of mechanical versus lytic approach for patients with acute
myocardial infarction
m) Use of pharmacologic agents appropriate in the post intervention management of patients
n) Strengths and limitations of both noninvasive and invasive coronary evaluation during
recovery phase after acute myocardial infarction
o) Understanding the clinical utility and limitations of the treatment of valvular and structural
heart disease, and
p) Assessment of plaque composition and response to intervention.
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SIX CORE COMPETENCIES DURING CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION AND INTERVENTION
TRAINING
The training of the fellow is evaluated based on the six core competencies of the ACGME:
1) Cognitive (medical) knowledge
2) Patient care
3) Practice based learning and improvement
4) Interpersonal communication skills
5) Professionalism
6) System-‐based practice
In the context of interventional cardiology training, core competencies are applied in the
management of diseases where percutaneous intervention in the cardiac catheterization lab is
considered as a treatment modality. Evaluation of fellow(s) is the mechanism by which we assess
successful acquisition of skills needed to achieve Level 3 training. Regular and timely formal
performance feedback is provided to the trainees at the end of each monthly rotation. Additional
informal feedback is given on as needed The goals of our Interventional Cardiovascular Fellowship
are to provide training opportunities to master each of the six core competencies of our fellowship
program as listed below.
1) COGNITIVE KNOWLEDGE
a) Anatomy: Cardiac, vascular and coronary anatomy, including anatomic variants and
congenital abnormalities.
b) Physiology: Basic circulatory physiology, coronary and peripheral vascular physiology,
myocardial blood flow regulation, myocardial physiology and metabolism.
c) Vascular biology and pathology: Normal vascular structure and function, response to
injury, mechanisms of atherosclerosis and mechanisms of restenosis.
d) Hemostasis: Intrinsic and extrinsic coagulation cascade and platelet physiology.
e) Pathophysiology: Myocardial ischemia and infarction, myocardial reperfusion, circulatory
shock, anaphylaxis and cardiac arrhythmias. Occlusive peripheral arterial disease, aortic
dissection, penetrating aortic ulcers and intramural hematoma. Arteritis, vasospastic
disorders, leg and foot ulcers. Carotid and renal artery stenosis.
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f) Pharmacology: Anticoagulants, antiplatelet drugs, thrombolytic drugs, X-‐ray contrast
agents, myocardial inotropes, vasopressors, vasodilators, antiarrhythmic drugs and drugs
affecting lipid metabolism. Peripheral arterial thrombolysis.
g) Radiology imaging and radiation safety: Principles of X-‐ray imaging, quantitative coronary
angiography, operation of cinefluorographic X-‐ray equipment, digital video imaging
systems, radiation biology and radiation protection.
h) Intravascular imaging and vascular physiology: Principles of intravascular ultrasound
imaging and Doppler coronary flow velocity measurements.
i) Non-‐invasive imaging: interpretation and selection of appropriate non-‐invasive vascular
imaging.
j) Interventional device design and performance: Device material and characteristics.
k) Clinical management strategies: Performance and limitations of interventional devices,
spectrum of coronary ischemic syndromes and peripheral arterial disease, results of
interventional cardiology trials, management of acute hemodynamic alterations and
mechanical pharmacological circulatory support.
l) Complications of the procedure and their management: Hypotension, acute myocardial
ischemia, congestive heart failure, renal failure, vascular complications, contrast reactions,
retroperitoneal bleeding, and cardiac tamponade. Complications of peripheral vascular
interventions.
2-‐3) PATIENT CARE AND PRACTICE BASED LEARNING AND IMPROVEMENT
Patient care and direct practice-‐based learning will occur in the context of the initial evaluation of
patients undergoing endovascular interventional procedures in the cardiac catheterization
laboratory suite, as well as post-‐procedurally. The nature of a trainee’s participation in a given case
may vary depending on the procedure’s complexity and the trainee’s experience.
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The trainee’s goals will be:
a) Pre-‐procedural evaluation to assess appropriateness and to plan procedure strategy.
b) Personal performance of the case’s critical manipulations under the direct supervision of an
attending faculty member. The faculty member who takes overall responsibility for the case
must be immediately available to supervise the trainee’s performance and to take over the
completion of the case at any time it is in the best interest of the patient.
c) Active involvement in post-‐procedural management, both in the catheterization laboratory
at the conclusion of the case, and in the inpatient unit or holding area afterward. This
includes assessing for possible adverse outcomes, managing access sites and managing
anticoagulation issues.
d) Active involvement in procedure reporting and the process of ensuring quality.
e) Maintenance of a portfolio of novel and advanced interventional procedural techniques
integrated with current available literature, to be used for presentation and review.
Core Procedure capability and technical skill acquired by the trainee
a) Conventional balloon coronary angioplasty
b) Coronary artery stents
c) Primary angioplasty for acute myocardial infarction
d) Atherectomy techniques (laser and rotablator)
e) Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS)
f) Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR)
g) Intra-‐aortic balloon counterpulsation and other techniques of circulatory support
h) Cardiac valvuloplasty
i) Endomyocardial biopsy
j) Transcathether closure of congenital defects
k) Peripheral angiography
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l) Peripheral artery thrombolysis
m) Percutaneous mechanical thrombectomy for arterial thrombus
n) Subclavian, brachiocephalic and upper extremity endovascular interventions
o) Renal artery interventions
p) Aortic, iliac and common femoral artery interventions
q) Endovascular treatment of superficial femoral artery disease
r) Infrapopliteal interventions
Trainees Evaluation:
The competence of all interventional cardiovascular trainees is documented by the interventional
cardiology program director who is also responsible for assessment of the success of the trainee’s
progress in collaboration with the other program faculty members. The overall evaluation includes
rigorous compilation of trainee experience and assessment of the trainee’s cognitive knowledge,
technical skill, and clinical and procedural judgment. Evaluative feedback, verbal and written, to the
trainee during the training period is vital to monitor the trainee’s ongoing progress. All procedures
performed by the trainee are documented electronically.
In addition to assessment of the cognitive skills listed above, trainee evaluation involves three
components: cognitive, technical, and documentary.
a) Case selection and preprocedural, intraprocedural and postprocedural care and judgment
are evaluated for every trainee, both in the inpatient and outpatient settings.
b) Interpretive skills that relate to assessment of complex hemodynamics, coronary and
vascular angiographic images, and physiologic studies are evaluated.
c) Quality of clinical care follow-‐up, reliability, interaction with other physicians, patients, and
laboratory support staff, and the initiative and ability to make independent, appropriate
decisions are considered. Trainees must have knowledge of the specific equipment to be
used in each procedure, both in the coronary and peripheral arterial circulation.
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d) Assessment of technical performance is done on a continuous basis. This is best done by
direct oversight during procedures of actual handling of equipment and devices, by
assessment of the interaction of the trainee with the device and specific anatomy being
treated, and by procedural complication rate.
4) INTERPERSONAL AND COMMUNICATION SKILLS
Interpersonal communication skills which have been acquired during level 1 and level 2 training
will continue to develop throughout the interventional fellowship year. The trainee will become an
integral part of the cardiac catheterization laboratory team. Level 3 trainees will assume
progressively challenging responsibilities for the conduct of the interventional procedure, as well
as of the interactions with patients and their families across a broad range of socioeconomic and
cultural backgrounds. They will become more involved in the discussion of the results of the study
with other medical care providers becoming more capable of acting in a consultative role to
referring primary care physicians and cardiologists, as well as to cardiothoracic and vascular
surgeons.
5) PROFESSIONALISM
The fellow will further develop the concepts of professional behavior acquired during the core
cardiology training, and will continue to interact with the multiple different types of providers in a
large cardiac catheterization laboratory setting that include clerical staff, technicians, nurses,
faculty, and other senior fellows. Formal conferences on professionalism are held regularly.
The trainees are expected to:
a) Demonstrate empathy, sensitivity and compassion as a physician
b) Demonstrate high standards of ethical behavior
c) Understand the ethical aspects of the relationship with industry
d) Refine her/his understanding of the elements of patients’ rights and confidentiality
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6) SYSTEM-‐BASED PRACTICE
The trainee will further develop her/his appreciation of the role of the cardiac catheterization
laboratory in a system of health care delivery, eventually understanding the role of the laboratory
in the context of the needs of a large inpatient hospital system. They will continue to gain deeper
appreciation of procedural indications, their cost effectiveness, as well as of diagnostic and
procedural coding. During their training the fellows will attend formal practice improvement
conferences and will also be engaged in specific practice improvement projects. These include a
cardiac catheterization laboratory quality improvement initiative with reporting to the ACC
National Cardiovascular Data Registry (ACC-‐NCDR™) through the Columbia HeartSource Registry.
The fellow will also be involved in the quality initiative program in the chest pain unit and the
clinical decision unit of Methodist University Hospital.
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Policies and Procedures
The Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program at the UTHSC, Memphis abides by the policies and procedures of the Graduate Medical Education (GME) department of the university. These policies are extensively reviewed and presented on the GME website: www.uthsc.edu/gme.
The following policies have been revised to be program specific:
1) Faculty involvement in special circumstances in patient care
2) Hands-‐off and transitions of care
3) Order writing
4) Duty hours
5) Moonlighting
6) Conference Attendance Requirements
7) Travel policy
8) Leave policy
9) Professional conduct policy
10) Harassment
11) Scholarly activity/research requirements
12) Supervision policy for IVC
13) Eligibility and Selection Policy for IVC
14) Grievance policy for IVC
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1.) FACULTY INVOLVEMENT IN SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES IN PATIENT CARE
I. Rationale
This policy is instituted to guide the interventional cardiology fellow(s) in making the appropriate
management decisions in certain situations that can arise in patient care. This helps the fellow in
learning how to deal with such situations upon completion of his/her training. This also enables
and encourages the fellow to care for patients by involving all appropriate stakeholders in the
patient care.
II. Policy
This policy entails faculty involvement in care of complex patients and also in other uncommon
circumstances. Few such scenarios are presented below.
1) Care of complex patients: It is common to have patients who are critically ill for whom
procedures are done in the cardiac catheterization laboratory. The fellow is involved in the
evaluation of these patients with the faculty and management assessment and planning is
done. Pre procedural assessment of patient to be transferred to cardiac catheterization lab
is done either at the primary location of the patient or at the cardiac catheterization
laboratory. Clinical data is obtained from the computerized records of the patient, through
discussion with the primary care providers of the patient and family members. Fellow
discusses the results of prior procedures and labs with the faculty. Treatment decisions are
then taken to stabilize the patient’s hemodynamic/clinical status, and are implemented in
discussion with the faculty who is involved in a particular procedure. Management
decisions of such critical or complex patients during the procedure are done in discussion
with the faculty who would be scrubbed in for the procedure with the fellow. Patients, once
appropriately stable after procedure, are then transferred to an intensive care setting with
adequate nursing and physician care and supervision. If patients are transferred to another
clinical service, appropriate handoffs policy is followed (Please see the GME approved
Handoffs and Transitions of Care policy.
2) ICU Transfer: ICU care is most often required after percutaneous coronary interventional
procedure. The fellow admits, under the guidance of the faculty who is involved in the
procedure, the patient for overnight observation if the procedure was an elective outpatient
procedure. Patients who are acutely ill before procedure, or become ill during the
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procedure, are most often transferred to ICU for higher level of care. In any such transfers,
the interventional fellow makes decision with supervision from the faculty. The fellow and
the faculty discuss the patient events, current status, and planned management decisions
with the members of the patient care team and also with the patient’s family (appropriate
information is shared respecting patient confidentiality). Before transfer to the ICU, the
handoff is done at the conclusion of the procedure to the cardiology fellow on CCU service
(if before 4:30pm) or to the cardiology fellow on call (if after 4:30pm). The following details
of the patient are discussed during the handoff:
a. Patient name
b. Age
c. Room number
d. Medical Records number
e. Name of the faculty attending for the patient
f. Diagnosis and procedure performed
g. Clinical condition of the patient and status of current hemodynamic support
h. Pending labs or tests to be followed up
i. Resuscitation status
Please see the GME approved Handoffs and Transition of Care policy for further details. The
cardiology fellow is required to contact directly the interventional cardiology fellow (before
5pm) or the interventional faculty (after 5pm to next day 7 am). Graded faculty involvement
in decision making is done to improve the learning experience. However, management
decisions hence made by the fellow are discussed with the faculty for feedback and learning.
3) End of Life Decision and Resuscitation/DNR status: Decisions on appropriateness of
procedures are made in discussion with the faculty. In general, patients who have to
undergo coronary intervention have to be full code (not DNR status). This is because in the
event that patient needs to be resuscitated, there should not be restrictions on resuscitation
measures that is needed to avoid a death in the cardiac catheterization lab. So appropriate
discussion is done with the patient and family members to make changes to the DNR status,
if the faculty and fellow with their knowledge and judgment feel that the procedure has
acceptable risk to benefit ratio.
In the event that chance of meaningful life is low or death is imminent, the fellow with the
faculty discusses the end of life decisions with the family, taking into account patient’s
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written or verbal preferences on end of life decisions. Palliative care services will also be
involved in these discussions.
2.) HANDOFFS AND TRANSITIONS OF CARE
I. Rationale
This policy is instituted to assure continuity of care and patient safety, to involve fellows to a
structured and monitored handoff process, and train fellows on competency in handoffs and patient
care transition. This also enables the resident to care for patients in an environment that maximizes
effective communication among all individuals or teams with responsibility for patient care in the
healthcare setting.
II. Policy
This policy entails handoff or patient care transition in three different clinical settings where the
interventional cardiology fellow may be involved in the coronary/cardiac or peripheral
interventions.
1) Patients admitted for outpatient elective procedures.
2) Patients who are already inpatients and undergo coronary or peripheral interventional
procedure in the cardiac catheterization lab.
3) Patients directly transferred to cardiac catheterization lab for emergency procedure.
In all these settings, the patients are independently evaluated by the interventional fellow and a
detailed history and physical examination is done by the interventional cardiology fellow (in setting
3, a targeted H&P is done due to the emergency nature of the procedure). He then participates in
the procedure, and if a percutaneous coronary intervention is performed, the fellow admits the
patient for overnight observation if the procedure was an elective outpatient procedure. The
patient is admitted to the interventional service under the faculty attending who supervised and
performed the procedure. At the end of the day the care of such patients are handed off to the
cardiology fellow on call. Patients directly transferred from Emergency Room for emergent
procedure, the handoff is done at the conclusion of the procedure to the cardiology fellow on CCU
service (if before 4.30pm) or to the cardiology fellow on call (if after 4.30pm). The following details
of the patient are discussed during the handoff:
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a. Patient name
b. Age
c. Room number
d. Medical Records number
e. Name of the faculty attending for the patient
f. Diagnosis and procedure performed
g. Clinical condition of the patient and status of current hemodynamic support
h. Pending labs or tests to be followed up
i. Resuscitation status
The next day the interventional fellow takes charge of the continuing care of such patients and does
post procedure evaluation of these patients. He/she receives a similar handoff from the cardiology
fellow who was on overnight call regarding the status of patient and an account of any overnight
event. These handoffs are structured face-‐to-‐face, phone-‐to-‐phone, or secure intra-‐hospital
electronic handoff. At a minimum, this should include a brief review of each patient by the
transferring and accepting fellows with time for interactive questions. All communication and
transfers of patient information are provided in a manner consistent with protecting patient
confidentiality.
3.) ORDER WRITING
I. Purpose
To specify the responsibilities of the Interventional Cardiology Fellow for the writing of patient
orders.
II. Policy
The interventional cardiology fellow is responsible for pre and post procedure orders for patients
undergoing interventional procedures in which they are involved. These activities will always be
supervised by the attending interventional cardiologist. Although the medicine residents and
interventional cardiology fellows are responsible for writing routine admission orders, under
emergency conditions such as an acute ST elevation myocardial infarction, the interventional fellow
might be the first physician to encounter such patients and may be obligated to write admission
orders. In such circumstances, adequate communication will be provided to the medicine or
cardiology team taking care of the patients.
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The attending interventional cardiologists are prohibited from writing routine orders except under
special circumstances when it becomes necessary, and there should be adequate communication
provided to the fellows and residents.
III. Scope
The Interventional cardiology training program complies with the ACGME program requirements
for fellowship education in interventional cardiology. This policy will apply to all the interventional
cardiology fellows rotating through both the Methodist Hospitals and VA Medical Center.
References:
Any questions regarding this policy can be referred to Dr. Rami Khouzam at the Methodist
University Hospital ([email protected]) or Dr. K. B. Ramanathan at the VA Medical Center
([email protected]) or Dr. Guy Reed ([email protected])
4.) DUTY HOUR LOGGING AND MONITORING PROCEDURES
The UTHSC Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program adheres to the formal written duty hour
policy of the GME office, Policy #310.
Duty hours are defined as all clinical and academic activities related to the program; i.e., patient
care (both inpatient and outpatient), administrative duties relative to patient care, the provision for
transfer of patient care; time spent in-‐house during call activities, and scheduled activities, such as
conferences. Duty hours do not include reading and preparation time spent away from the duty site.
MAXIMUM HOURS OF WORK PER WEEK: Duty hours must be limited to 80 hours per week, averaged over a four-‐week period, inclusive of all
in-‐house call activities and all moonlighting.
• Fellow(s) must not attend continuity clinics after 24 hours of continuous in-‐house duty. In
unusual circumstances, a fellowon their own initiative may remain beyond their scheduled
period of duty to continue to provide care to a severely ill or unstable patient, to provide
humanistic attention to the needs of a patient of family, or to be present for events
transpiring that are of academic importance. The fellow is responsible for documenting
every circumstance and submitting documentation to the program director. The program
director will review and track episodes of additional duty occurring within the program.
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• Fellow(s) should have 10 hours, and must have eight hours, free of duty between scheduled
duty periods.
• Fellow(s) must be scheduled for a minimum of one day in seven free from all educational
and clinical responsibilities, averaged over a four-‐week period, inclusive of call. At-‐home
call cannot be assigned on these free days.
• Duty hours are to be entered in New Innovations on a weekly basis. The duty hours from a
given month must be completed by the 15th of the next month.
• Duty hours are to be monitored by the program coordinator and director.
• Fellow(s) must log duty hours including internal and external moonlighting and annual, sick
and educational leave on a weekly basis in New Innovations. http://www.new-‐
innov.com/pub/
• When fellows have not logged any duty hours for 5 days, they will receive an automatic
email reminder from New Innovations.
• Weekly (Monday preferred), Program Coordinators must check to ensure that all fellows
have logged their duty hours for the previous week using either the “Weekly Usage” or
“Hours Logged” report in New Innovations.
• The Program Coordinator will send email reminders to those fellows who have not logged
their duty hours for the previous week. The Program Director should be copied on the
email.
• If the fellow has not updated his/her hours in New Innovations to be current by the
following Monday, he or she will receive a written leave without pay notice. (see GME
Template)
• For each violation, the Program Director or Coordinator must enter a comment into New
Innovations that describes the action taken to remedy the violation.
• A Duty Hours Subcommittee will review the duty hours on a regular basis and look for any
problem areas. On a quarterly basis the Chair of this Subcommittee will present a report
that outlines any problem areas and makes recommendations for GMEC action.
• The GME office will also be monitoring duty hours through the New Innovations Dashboard.
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5.) MOONLIGHTING
Moonlighting is defined as any professional activity outside the course and scope of the cardiology
Interventional fellow’s approved training program. The interventional fellowship will not require
the fellow to engage in moonlighting. Practice activities permitted outside the educational program
will be based on the academic performance level of the fellow. To ensure that professional
activities outside the program do not interfere with the fellow’s performance, all extramural
professional activities must be approved in advance by the University. If approved, the program
director will include a written statement of permission in the fellow’s file (see appendix 1) and will
monitor the effect of these outside activities. Adverse effects on the fellow’s performance may lead
to withdrawal of permission.
The Interventional fellow is responsible for maintaining the appropriate state medical license
where moonlighting occurs (see GME Policy #245 —Licensure Exemption) and separate
malpractice insurance. The Tennessee Claims Commission Act does not cover fellows who are
moonlighting.
Any approved moonlighting activity including that which occurs within the interventional
fellowship program and/or the sponsoring institution or the nonhospital sponsor’s primary clinical
site(s); i.e., internal moonlighting, will be counted toward the 80-‐hour weekly limit on duty hours.
Violation of the moonlighting policy could result in disciplinary actions up to and including
dismissal from the UTHSC GME Program.
6.) CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS
Cardiac catheterization/Interventional Conference weekly: Friday 7:30-‐8:30 am.
Journal Club conference: 3rd Friday of the month: 7:30-‐8:30 am.
The interventional cardiology fellow is required to attend 90% of conferences.
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7.) TRAVEL POLICY
The Interventional Cardiology fellow is required to adhere to the travel policies as described by
University of Tennessee Travel Policies. A Fellow Travel Attestation explaining details and
requiring the fellow’s signature will be on file in the program and GME office (see appendix 2).
Details are available on the UT website. Attending one educational conference during training is
highly recommended. The selection of the conference should be discussed with and agreed upon by
the Program Director. Proper coverage of patient care, and clinic coverage/cancellation during
time away is the responsibility of the Interventional fellow and should be fully documented and on
file in the program coordinator’s office prior to the conference. All clinical cancellations are to be
made in accordance with the policy of the facility inwhich the fellow is rotating.
8.) LEAVE POLICY
A: Non-‐Medical leave of absence:
If a fellow wishes to take a leave of absence for non-‐medical reasons, it must be negotiated
with the Program Director and requires an interruption in appointment, without pay. A
leave of absence may not extend beyond the fellow's period of appointment.
B) Annual Leave:
Paid annual leave of three (3) weeks, consisting of twenty-‐one (21) days with a
maximum of fifteen (15) “working days” (Monday-‐Friday) plus six (6) “weekend days”
(Saturday-‐Sunday), may be given per twelve month period. Annual leave or leave
without pay is granted at the discretion of the Program Director and must be approved,
in writing, by the Program Director (or his/her designee) in advance. Annual leave
must be used for any time away from the program not specifically covered by other
leave benefits below. Fellows are not paid for unused leave. Fellows terminating before
the end of their training year will be paid only through their final active working day
and will not be paid for unused annual leave.
C) Sick Leave:
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Fellows are responsible for reporting all absences due to illness to the Training Program
Director as soon as possible prior to the start of shifts for which they will be absent. Those
illnesses which can be anticipated to last more than three days and are thought to qualify
for Family Medical Leave must adhere to GME policy #220, located on the GME website:
www.uthsc.edu/gme.
Leave maximum
Sick leave will be granted with pay for a maximum of three weeks per twelve month period.
Details may be found on the GME website under Police #220. It may not exceed the
termination date of the appointment.
Return to work
If the fellow has been under a doctor’s care, a written statement of his ability to return to
work is required. Paperwork as required by the GME must be submitted and approved
prior to returning to work
D.)Family and Medical Leave:
Family Medical Leave will be granted according to the provisions as set forth in GME
policy #220
E.) Military Leave:
Military leave will be administered in accordance with the provisions of University
Personnel Policy #370. Fellows must notify their Program Director when military leave will
be required and must provide the appropriate documentation of their military service.
Depending on the length of leave and the ABIM bard requirements, training time may be
extended.
F.) Jury Duty
is a mandated civil duty. Fellows are to turn in proof of days served. Compensation received
for jury duty can be turned in to the department or the fellow may keep the compensation and
take annual leave or leave without pay.
G.) Time Off to Vote:
The Interventional Cardiology Program adheres to the GME policy on voting. Fellows are
strongly encouraged to vote during non-‐working hours. If the polls open three (3) hours or
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more before the resident’s work schedule begins or if the polls close three (3) or more hours
after the resident’s work schedule ends, the resident may not receive time off to vote.
Fellows should be aware of the possible effect taking leave can have on their board requirements.
This is a one year fellowship that requires 12 months of training. For deficits of less than one
month the ABIM will defer to the judgment of the program director and competency committee to
determine the need for more training. More than thirty days will result in the fellow’s training
being extended, if funds are available. Any extension in training has to be submitted to and
approved by the ABIM through the program director.
9.) PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT POLICY
The Interventional Cardiology Fellow is expected to maintain a high level of professional conduct at
all times. Professionalism is one of the six competencies in which the fellow must demonstrate
proficiency to successfully complete the fellowship program. Professionalism includes maintaining
a professional appearance as well as demonstrating high standards in moral and ethical behavior.
The UTHSC Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program adheres to the policies on
professionalism that can be reviewed on the UT GME website (http://uthsc.edu/gme) under Code
of Conduct, Disciplinary Actions, and Personnel Policies (Disciplinary Actions).
10.) HARASSMENT
The Interventional Cardiology Fellowship program’s faculty, staff and fellow(s) will adhere to the
policy on Harassment as set by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in GME Policy
#330, which can be reviewed, in detail, on the GME website.
11.) SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY/RESEARCH REQUIREMENTS FOR FELLOWS
The Interventional Cardiology fellow will be required to participate in at least one research project
during his fellowship. The research subject will be decided through joint discussion with the
program director. The writing of abstracts based upon the research is encouraged. The program
will support submission to journals and seminars.
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12.) SUPERVISION FOR IVC
A credentialed and privileged attending physician ultimately provides supervision or oversight of
each fellow's patient care activities. Direct supervision by a qualified attending physician is
required in the OR/Delivery Room or for non-‐routine invasive procedures such as Cardiac Cath,
Endoscopy, and Interventional Radiology. The standards for fellow supervision in patient care
settings are described on the GME web site: http://uthsc.edu/GME/pdf/supervision2011.pdf.
Program specific Clinical Activities and Level of supervision (see appendix 3)
13.) ELIGIBILITY AND SELECTION POLICY FOR IVC
The Interventional Cardiology’s Fellowship Training Program requires all applicants to:
• Have completed an ACGME accredited Cardiology Fellowship program and be eligible to sit
for the board examination in Cardiovascular Diseases. It is recommended that the CV
boards are taken during his/her interventional fellowship training.
• Be ABIM certified in Internal Medicine
• International Medical Graduates must have a valid Educational Commission for Foreign
Medical Graduates (ECFMG) certificates or have completed a Fifth Pathway program
provided by an LCME-‐accredited medical school.
To meet eligibility requirements, an international medical school’s admission standards must meet
or exceed those of medical schools accredited by LCME. Schools on the Medical Board of
California’s list of disapproved schools are presumed not to comply with this requirement. UT GME
residency and fellowship programs may not accept graduates from schools on the list. The list can
be accessed online at: http://www.mbc.ca.gov/applicant/schools_unapproved.html.
USMLE Requirements:
Effective July 1, 2010, all new fellows entering Memphis-‐based GME programs at the PGY4 or
higher level must have passed Step 3 (or equivalent examination) before beginning training at UT.
The fellow is responsible for providing evidence of passage of Step 3 (or equivalent exam) to the
program director and GME Office. Any Agreement of Appointment or offer letter to begin training
at the PGY3 or higher level will be contingent upon passing Step 3 (or equivalent exam).
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Visa Status
Visa status for International Medical Graduates must fall within the following categories:
• Eligible to seek J-‐1 visa
• Permanent Resident or Alien status (i.e., "Green Card")
• In accordance with University of Tennessee Graduate Medical Education guidelines,
this program does not sponsor residents for "H" type visas
14.) Graduation Criteria
The Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program at The University of Tennessee Health Science
Center is a 12 month, Level 3 program.
To be eligible for graduation and to be certified as eligible to take the ABIM Interventional
Cardiology board exam, the Interventional fellow must have:
• Acquired Level 3 cognitive and technical knowledge of invasive cardiology. This includes
indications and contraindications for the procedures, pre-‐and post-‐procedure care,
management of complications and analysis and interpretation of the hemodynamic and
angiographic data.
• Performed a minimum of 250 (documented) coronary procedures in addition to other non-‐
coronary interventional procedures.
• Acquired knowledge about trans-‐septal catheterization, percutaneous management of
access site complications, and management of other complications of including but not
limited to coronary perforation, no reflow (and its prevention), and stent thrombosis.
• Obtained a core experience in balloon angioplasty, intracoronary stents, atherectomy
techniques, distal (and proximal) protection devices, intravascular ultrasound and
measurement of fractional flow reserve.
• Have some familiarity with non-‐coronary (peripheral) angiography and intervention.
• Performed a minimum of 100 peripheral angiograms and 50 Peripheral interventions.
• Upon the fellow’s successful accomplishment of the afore described learning objectives, the
fellow will have demonstrated satisfactory development of his/her knowledge, skills and
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attitudes/behaviors and competency to practice unsupervised in the delivery of safe,
effective, timely efficient, and equitable patient-‐centered care.
• Advancement
• Trainees will advance in the fellowship based upon demonstration of successful
progress. The Program Director will obtain performance feedback on each fellow from
faculty and other pertinent sources to assist in the consideration of the fellow’s overall
progress. All appropriate guidelines set by the ACGME, RRC, institution, program and in-‐
service examinations will be taken into account.
In order to graduate the fellow must:
• Not have more than 30 days away from training during the academic year
• Receive a composite satisfactory evaluation in every competence on every rotation
• Receive a satisfactory evaluation from the outpatient clinic preceptor
• Attend conferences at the rate designated for fellowship level under conference
requirements
Any fellow considered deficient for advancement may be offered the opportunity to extend training
time with the goal of achieving the optimum competency level. If determined that a fellow requires
remediation prior to promotion to the next level of training, the program director must provide a
written remediation plan as specified by the GME policy. Refer to the GME policy #520 for details
Graduation
Fellows completing the Interventional Cardiology fellowship training program in accordance with
the appropriate ACGME Residency Review Committee Program Requirements and Specialty Board
Requirements will be eligible to receive a diploma certifying completion of training at the
University of Tennessee Health Science Center. This certificate will attest that the graduating fellow
is eligible to sit for the board exam in Interventional Cardiology. The diploma will be issued upon
recommendation of their Program Director. His decision will be based on fellow evaluations and
other performance measures, and discussions with the members of the CCC
The resident/fellow must complete all medical records as well as return all loaned materials
including pagers, keys, library books, etc.
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14.) GRIEVANCE POLICY FOR IVC
The Interventional Cardiology Fellow may raise and resolve issues without fear of intimidation or
retaliation. The program director and coordinator maintain an open door policy.
The Interventional Cardiology Fellowship program adheres to all mechanisms for communicating
and resolving issues in compliance with GME policy #350, which may be reviewed on the GME
website: www.uthsc.edu/gme.
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Interventional Cardiology Evaluation Procedures
The UTHSC Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program adheres to the recommendations and
policies of the GME office in evaluations its fellow(s).
The program director will establish a Quality Improvement/Clinical Competency Committee whose
purpose will be to advise the Program Director regarding the fellow’s progress, including,
promotion, remediation and dismissal.
Faculty will be required to complete written evaluations of the fellow using the New Innovations
module at the end of each rotation. These evaluations will be available to the fellow to review. Any
unsatisfactory evaluations will be discussed by the attending with the fellow along with suggestions
on methods of improvement.
The process of 360-‐degree evaluation is also performed by allowing written feedback/evaluations
to be done by other members of the medical community that interacts with the fellow such as lab
techs, nurses and residents. The results of these evaluations are available to the fellow, program
director and coordinator through New Innovations. Unsatisfactory evaluations will be discussed
with the fellow and if needed, a course of action to improve performance will be put in place.
The fellow will perform a self-‐assessment and review with regards to the theory and practical
knowledge of interventional cardiology. He/she will have to take an in-‐service exam that is
conducted by the Interventional Cardiology Section of University of Tennessee. This multiple
choice exam with 50 questions will be administered at the end of the first 6 months of training and
would focus on the different aspects of interventional cardiology. Areas of weakness will be
identified and the program director will discuss these directly with the fellow and formulate an
individual learning plan to improve the deficiencies.
The practical knowledge and skill be assessed by the fellow’s performance in the cardiac
catheterization lab. His/her completeness of pre procedural work up, procedural and catheter
skills and thoroughness of post procedural assessment will be evaluated and graded at the end of
every month. The program director will discuss with the fellow the areas of weaknesses and
strategies to improve by setting learning and improvement goals.
The CCC and Milestones component of the evaluation policy
The IVC CCC will meet semi-‐annually to discuss the progress of the Intervention fellow prior to his
semi-‐annual and summative evaluations. This will ensure that the program director has accurate
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and detailed information on the performance of the fellow prior to his meeting with him to discuss
his progress and improvement measures.
Milestones will give the program director direct targets to address and will allow the fellow to be
measured on his progress toward independent practice in a uniform and concise format. This
milestone evaluation will be done semi-‐annually during the CCC committee meeting and placed into
New Innovations.
Faculty Evaluation Process
The faculty of the Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Program will be evaluated on a monthly
basis by the fellow. An evaluation of faculty questionnaire will be made available to the fellow in
New Innovations. These evaluations will be reviewed by the Director and Assistant Director on a
quarterly basis… Any questionable responses will be discussed with the faculty in question and a
plan of action may be developed if warranted.
Program Evaluation Process
The Graduate Medical Education department has in place the guidelines for evaluation of the
program. The faculty and fellow of the Interventional cardiology fellowship program are given the
opportunity to evaluate the program through New Innovations annually. The results of which are
discussed during the Annual Program Evaluation The Interventional Cardiology Fellowship
Program holds an annual meeting to discuss the program, including its successes, strengths and
weaknesses. At this time interaction is in an open forum with no repercussions with the goal of
consistent and documented improvement being our main focus.
The development of the Program Evaluation Committee will enhance the development of the
curriculum of the program and increase its strength. This committee dedicated to the interest of
the program is charged with the honest assessment of the program strengths, weakness and
ultimately its product—fellow capable of the independent practice of medicine. This committee
will meet semi-‐annually and submit its findings to the program director.
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Sample Faculty Rotation
DRAFT SCHEDULE
START END Cath South 6/21 7/4 Alsafwah Dishmon 7/5 7/18 Alsafwah Dishmon
7/19 8/1 Dishmon Ibebuogu 8/2 8/15 Khouzam Dishmon
8/16 8/29 Alsafwah Ibebuogu 8/30 9/12 Alsafwah Ibebuogu 9/13 9/26 Dishmon Khouzam 9/27 10/10 Alsafwah Dishmon
10/11 10/24 Dishmon Alsafwah 10/25 11/7 Ibebuogu Alsafwah 11/8 11/21 Khouzam Dishmon
11/22 12/5 Dishmon Alsafwah 12/6 12/19 Ibebuogu Dishmon
12/20 1/2 Dishmon Khouzam
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Sample Interventional Cardiology Fellow Rotation
Cardiac Cath Lab Daily
July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
MUH MUH MUH MUH MUH MUH MUH MUH MUH MUH
MSH MSH MSH MSH MSH MSH MSH MSH MSH MSH
Stemi Call
7pm-‐7am
5-‐6 days per month as determined by discussion with Director and based on proven abilities
Clinic
Thursday 1-‐5 PM
Methodist South
MUH=Methodist University Hospital
MSH=Methodist South Hospital
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Lecture Schedule
Interventional Cardiology Core Curriculum
July, 2015-‐June, 2016
Methodist University Hospital/University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Unless there is a conflict, these lectures are to be held on the 4th Wednesday of each month at noon. July 22, 2015
August 26, 2015 September 23, 2015 October 28, 2015 November 25, 2015 December 23, 2015 January 27, 2016 February 24, 2016 March 23, 2016 April 27, 2016 May 25, 2016 June 22, 2016
LOCATION: varies depending on speaker
Topics of discussion will include the following:
1. The role of platelets and the clotting cascade in response to vascular injury 2. Pathophysiology of restenosis 3. The role and limitations of established and emerging therapies for treatment of restenosis 4. Physiology of coronary flow and detection of flow-‐limiting equipment 5. Detailed coronary anatomy 6. Radiation physics, biology and safety related to the use of x-‐ray imaging equipment 7. The role of randomized clinical trials and registry experiences in clinical decision making 8. The clinical importance of complete versus incomplete revascularization in a wide variety of
clinical and anatomic situations 9. Strengths and limitations, both short and long-‐term, of various percutaneous approaches for a
wide variety of anatomic situations related to cardiovascular disease 10. The role of emergency coronary bypass surgery in the management of complications of
percutaneous intervention
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11. Strengths and weaknesses of mechanical versus lytic approach for patients with acute myocardial infarction
12. The use of appropriate pharmacologic agents in the post intervention management of patients 13. Strengths and limitations of both noninvasive and invasive coronary evaluation during the
recovery phase following acute myocardial infarction 14. Understanding the clinical utility and limitations of the treatment of valvular and structural
heart disease 15. The assessment of plaque composition and response to the intervention
READING LIST
Fellows are strongly encouraged to read the following:
JACC Intervention
CCI
SCAI Board Review Book
Grossman's and Topol's textbooks
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Educational Web Sites
§ PubMed
§ Scirus
Main Sites & Journals:
§ SCAI
www.scai.org
§ American College of Cardiology Main ACC site, guidelines, case of the month, etc.
§ American Heart Association
§ AHA Journals American Heart Association Journals: Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, Circulation, Circulation Research, Hypertension, Stroke.
§ Clinical Cardiology Excellent online journal
§ New England Journal of Medicine
Other Educational Sites
§ Cardiosource News, educational materials, case studies, images, clinical collections and more.
§ Heart Sounds and Cardiac Arrhythmias Tutorials and quizzes
§ CTSNet Cardiothoracic surgery-‐related news, journals, images, learning resources.
§ Yale School of Medicine Comprehensive compendium of cardiothoracic images.
§ The Heart.org Research and clinical trials news in all cardiology subspecialty areas.
§ tctmd Excellent presentations/cases in interventional cardiology.
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Appendix
Forms:
1. Moonlighting Approval Letter 2. Leave Request 3. Specific Clinical Activities and Level of Supervision
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FELLOW MOONLIGHTING APPROVAL LETTER
TO: Chair, Department of Medicine GME UTHSC FROM: Rami N. Khouzam, M.D. Director, Interventional Cardiology Fellowship Training Program RE: Moonlighting Resident/Fellow I, as program director, have answered the following questions: 1. Name of Resident/Fellow: __________________________________________________________________ 2. Discipline of Training Program: ______________________________________________________________ 3. Date Resident/Fellow allowed by GME to practice in this capacity: _________________________________ 4. For how long may Resident/Fellow work in this capacity_1 year or as determined, based on hours worked and
continued acceptable fellowship performance___________________________ And, I understand that Medicare policy requires that in order for residents/fellows to bill in their own name for services provided to patients in their home institution where training takes place (moonlighting) they must do so under a written contract specifying that these professional services are outside the scope of their approved training program, that a separate salary will be paid for the services and that the services may only be provided in an outpatient clinic or emergency room. In accordance with Medicare and UTMG policies residents/fellows in Medicine, Medicine/Pediatrics, Surgery and other surgical disciplines are eligible to moonlight in _________________________________________________. Regarding the resident/fellow mentioned above, I attest that the following criteria have been met: 1. I have determined that it is appropriate for the resident/fellow to moonlight in _________________________
and that the resident/fellow is in good standing in the training program. 2. The provisions of services rendered by the resident/fellow in the _______________________are clearly
outside the required scope of the training program. 3. I will monitor for any conflict with his/her ACGME training, curriculum or work hours. The moonlighting resident/fellow will be required to obtain the same approval at the time of recredentialing, which is every 12 months. Once signed by the program director, the following steps will be taken: • The signed original document will be kept in the employee’s file located within the Division of Cardiology, 956
Court Avenue, Suite A312. • The above named fellow is required by RRC regulations to enter all hours worked outside of the program, for
which salaries are earned, into New Innovations. These hours must comply with the payroll records of the institution in which moonlighting has been allowed.
____ ____________________________________ ____________ Name of Program Director Signature of Program Director Date Policy approved by the UTMG Credentialing Committee: 5.23.02, Reviewed 12/03, 12/04, 11/05, 12/05, 4/2011
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Interventional Cardiology Authorized Leave Request Form
Name: _____________________________________ PGY____
Type of Leave:
Vacation ___
Educational (specify)___________________________________
First date of leave: ______________________
Last date of Leave: ______________________
1) Inpatient Duties: Rotation:_______________ Hospital(s)________________________ Month_____________
Name of Fellow(s) Covering Inpatient Duties During Leave:____________________________
2) Clinics: Clinic Cancellation or Coverage Confirmed by:
Interventional Clinic canceled coverage N/A
VA Fellow Clinic canceled coverage N/A
Fellow’s Signature___________________________________ Date: ____________________
APPROVALS:
Attending on Rotation__________________________ Date: ____________________
Chief Fellow(s)________________________________ Date: ____________________
Program Director: ____________________________ Date: ____________________
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Specific Clinical Activities and Level of Supervision
Each program must demonstrate that the appropriate level of supervision is in place for all residents who care for patients. The requirements for on-‐site supervision will be established by each Program Director. This template can assist the Program Director in listing specific patient care activities of trainees and the level of supervision required.
Clinical Activity Resident
Level
Method of Instruction
Instructor Level
Supervision Level
Certification Requirements to Perform Activity without Direct
Supervision
Method to Confirm
Competent to Perform
Procedure/Activity
Cardiac Catheterization
PGY7+
Direct clinical instruction and interpretation of studies
Attending faculty
Direct Direct supervision and PGY7
Direct observation
Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
PGY7+
Direct clinical instruction and interpretation of studies
Attending faculty
Direct Direct supervision and PGY7
Direct observation
Peripheral Catheterization/ Angiogram run-‐off
PGY7+
Direct clinical instruction and interpretation of studies
Attending faculty
Direct Direct supervision and PGY7
Direct observation
Percutaneous Peripheral Intervention
PGY7+
Direct clinical instruction and interpretation of studies
Attending faculty
Direct Direct supervision and PGY7
Direct observation
Intra-‐aortic Balloon Pump Placement and Management
PGY7+
Direct clinical instruction and interpretation of studies
Attending faculty
Direct Direct supervision and PGY7
Direct observation
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Intra-‐cardiac Support (IMPELLA) Placement and management
PGY7+
Direct clinical instruction and interpretation of studies
Attending faculty
Direct Direct supervision and PGY7
Direct observation
Percutaneous Tran-‐venous Pace Maker Placement
PGY7+
Direct clinical instruction and interpretation of studies
Attending faculty
Direct Direct supervision and PGY7
Direct observation
Access Closure Devices
PGY7+
Direct clinical instruction and interpretation of studies
Attending faculty
Direct Direct supervision and PGY7
Direct observation
STEMI/Non-‐STEMI/ACS Patient Management
PGY7+
Direct clinical instruction and interpretation of studies
Attending faculty
Direct Direct supervision and PGY7
Direct observation
Cardiogenic Shock Management
PGY7+
Direct clinical instruction and interpretation of studies
Attending faculty
Direct Direct supervision and PGY7
Direct observation
Cardiovascular research and scholarly activity
PGY7+
Direct clinical instruction, conferences
Attending faculty and PGY4-‐7
Direct and indirect
General impression of competence/professionalism perceived by faculty
Direct observation
Presenting Cath/and Interventional Conference and Journal Club
PGY7+
Direct clinical instruction, conferences
Attending faculty and
Direct and indirect
General impression of competence/professionalism perceived by faculty
Direct observation
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NOTE: Lists of approved clinical activities should be maintained for each resident so they can be made available for review by all patient care personnel.
Definitions:
Resident Level – at which an activity can be performed (your RRC may define a list of achieved competencies under which PGY1 residents progress to be indirectly supervised, with direct supervision available).
Method of Instruction – e.g., Direct Clinical Instruction, Course (ACLS) Level of Instructor and Direct Supervisor – PGY year or Attending Faculty (your RC may specify who is qualified to
supervise, in addition to attendings). Supervision Level – Direct (physical presence of supervisor), Indirect (w/ direct immediately available or direct
available; e.g., home call backup). Certification Requirements to Perform Activity without Direct Supervision – e.g., PGY year; a given # of successfully
performed, observed procedures; a total # of procedures performed; general impression of competence/professionalism perceived by faculty.
Method to Confirm Certification of Resident to Perform Activity without Direct Supervision – e.g., Program Certification, Direct Observation, PGY year.